As in the ideas of the other representatives of the classical management theory, Taylor looked for the best way to increase managerial efficiency and productivity. Although his model was widely criticized, Taylor made important contributions to the history of the management thought. He described the phases of scientific management as:

Develop a science for each element of the job to replace old rule-of-thumb methods

Scientifically select employees and then train them to do the job

Supervise employees to make sure they follow the prescribed methods for performing their jobs

Continue to plan the work, but use workers to get the work done